Where does “grecheggiare” come from?

grecheggiare (Italian) comes from Italian greco, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grecheggiare (Italian): to Hellenize

Definitions

to Hellenize

Ancestry of “grecheggiare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	greco	Greek
2	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →